Federal Government Policy and Business

Ivanka Trump reverses course, will become a government employee

The Washington Post: Responding to criticism from ethics groups, Ivanka Trump will officially become an unpaid government employee, after initially saying that she would remain an informal adviser to her father with an office in the West Wing.

“We are pleased that Ivanka Trump has chosen to take this step in her unprecedented role as First Daughter and in support of the President,” the White House said in a statement. “Ivanka’s service as an unpaid employee furthers our commitment to ethics, transparency, and compliance and affords her increased opportunities to lead initiatives driving real policy benefits for the American public that would not have been available to her previously.”

Trump will serve as an assistant to the president and adviser. She joins her husband, Jared Kushner, in taking an official role in the Trump administration. The decision was first reported by the New York Times.

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